docs: def _get_state(self) -> None:
          """
          Internal method that accomplishes checking to make sure that the UUID
          has not changed
          """
          # Don't need to go any further if we don't have a message
          if self.last_message is None:
              return
  
          # get the latest message UUID
          uuid = self.last_message.uuid
          # Check it against the stored UUID
          if uuid != self._last_bot_uuid:
              self.logger.info(' UUID message mismatch')
              self.logger.debug(' Old UUID: %s | New UUID: %s',
                                self._last_bot_uuid,
                                uuid)
  
              self.send_identity()
              # Store the latest message UUID now that we've sent an IDENT
              self._last_bot_uuid = uuid